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The Handbook of Project-based Management

by J. Rodney Turner

Published 2008576 pagesISBN 978-0-0715-4974-5

Discover How to Dramatically Improve the Processes of Project-Based Management in Any Organization! One of the most influential books ever written on the development of project management, The Handbook of Project-Based Management has been completely revised for a new generation of students and practitioners. The Third Edition now features a major change in focus from delivering corporate objectives to achieving strategic change, including embedding corporate change after a project is completed. Filled with over 150 illustrations, The Third Edition of The Handbook of Project-Based Management contains:A rigorous guide to project management practice for the twenty-first centuryComplete tools for managing project performance and processNew to this edition: new focus on achieving strategic change; new information on the project life cycle; new applications to different industries; new material on strategic design, stakeholders, and organizational capability; shift in emphasis from administrative procedures to governanceInside this Cutting-Edge Guide to Twenty-First Century Project Management The Context of Projects:Projects for Delivering Beneficial ChangeProject Success and StrategyThe People Involved Managing Performance:ScopeProject OrganizationQualityCostTimeRisk Managing the Process: Project ProcessProject Start-UpProject Execution and ControlProject Close-Out Governance of Project-Based Management:Project GovernanceProgram and Portfolio ManagementDeveloping Organizational CapabilityGovernance of the Project-Based OrganizationInternational Projects.

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Reading lengthA longer, immersive read576 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2008
Primary categoryNonfictionAlso cataloged under Fiction
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978-0-0715-4974-5
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English
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OL9965137M
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Best when you want to settle into a longer reading experience.

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